We are now back in full swing so here is my latest update form City Hall: any suggestions for mayor’s questions for October, please let me know asap! Boroughs update During the Summer break I met with the Borough Commanders in both Camden and Barnet. The most important issue to come out of Camden was that it looks almost […]
Read moreNo.35: 16th June 2016 to 22nd July 2016 Introduction May I firstly wish all my readers a belated Eid Mubarak to mark the end of Ramadan? We are clearly at a time of great political and economic upheaval, with the consequences of the Brexit vote, the Conservative leadership ‘non-contest’ leading to Theresa May taking over as Prime Minister, and the […]
Read moreGiven the importance of the issue, I now produce a separate, more detailed report on policing issues, which you can access here. If you would like to be added to my email list for these, please email me back, accordingly. This month’s Assembly full plenary session was on the subject of policing and crime with the Mayor and Police Commissioner. […]
Read moreWestminster CCTV Question No: 2016/2116 Andrew Dismore What assessment of the impact have you made and what representations are you making to Westminster City Council, over their decision to switch off all their CCTV systems, including for the West End and central London? The report can be found via the online agenda for Cabinet, item 6 (http://committees.westminster.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=130&MId=3943). Written response from […]
Read moreAt today’s Mayor’s Question Time Andrew Dismore , Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden challenged the Mayor over the lack of action on the display of proscribed terrorist organisation’s flags on demonstrations. Video link https://vimeo.com/175557595 Mr Dismore told the Mayor: ‘I have raised the issue of the display of the flags of proscribed organisations like Hezbollah before on […]
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